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Gotta engine brake when needed, however it isn't really needed for everyday driving unless going down a long steep hill. I rarely engine brake and I'm at 80k with a decent bit of oem pad life left (car hasn't gone to auto X or track).
Engine braking is fun to do in every day driving though, so nothing wrong with that. I don't think you really cause any extra wear that would be measurable. With older cars that are more heavy with more shitty brakes you gotta engine brake and brake or else you just cook your brakes. This car is so light that you can use brakes a ton without any extra wear (not including autoX and track).
My point is engine braking for the sake of conserving brakes is not really needed. Not engine braking for the sake of conserving clutch/engine wear is also not really needed. You engine brake when you go down a steep hill or you want to aid the brakes or just for the hell of it. Or you just use brakes because your lazy. Don't do it for the idea that your somehow conserving wear.
(disclaimer: of course there are scenarios where you NEED to engine brake such as extended spirited driving that would cause the brakes to gain lots of heat. For daily driving engine braking is only for fun... most of the time)
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